Joe Gagne
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People are saying their glad the IWGP title lineage is intact again. It always was for me, I never accepted that the new belt was anything other than the IWGP title. Fans have the perogative to reject things like that.
January 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
People are saying their glad the IWGP title lineage is intact again. It always was for me, I never accepted that the new belt was anything other than the IWGP title. Fans have the perogative to reject things like that.
RAW is crossing over with Stranger Things tonight but a wrestler already visited the Upside Down decades ago
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
RAW is crossing over with Stranger Things tonight but a wrestler already visited the Upside Down decades ago
WCW YouTube channel uploaded the Nitro with the below clip, which I’m sure will continue to have plenty of use in the coming years.
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
WCW YouTube channel uploaded the Nitro with the below clip, which I’m sure will continue to have plenty of use in the coming years.
Quite the entrances on this Clash
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Quite the entrances on this Clash
“I think he deserves a Cactus Jack hug” is a very underrated line to me
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 AM
“I think he deserves a Cactus Jack hug” is a very underrated line to me
In all seriousness, what had to work at Wrestle Kindom (mainly the top two matches) all caps WORKED. You could bring up other stuff like the Rambo being Entrances: the Match or Jake Lee being back in our lives but that’s just churlish. You’ll always remember Tana’s last match.
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
In all seriousness, what had to work at Wrestle Kindom (mainly the top two matches) all caps WORKED. You could bring up other stuff like the Rambo being Entrances: the Match or Jake Lee being back in our lives but that’s just churlish. You’ll always remember Tana’s last match.
There wasn’t a shot of Tanahashi smiling as he was pinned so non-plussed about the thing tbh
January 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
There wasn’t a shot of Tanahashi smiling as he was pinned so non-plussed about the thing tbh
New Japan fans want Tsuji and Tana to win on 1/4, how about Okada tries to interfere in the IWGP title match but hits Takeshita instead. Then there’s a ref bump in the main and Takeshita attacks Okada and puts Tana on top for the 3 count.
January 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
New Japan fans want Tsuji and Tana to win on 1/4, how about Okada tries to interfere in the IWGP title match but hits Takeshita instead. Then there’s a ref bump in the main and Takeshita attacks Okada and puts Tana on top for the 3 count.
Jet Speed would be excellent US Tag champs, and now there’s an 82% chance Tony revives those titles in 2026
January 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Jet Speed would be excellent US Tag champs, and now there’s an 82% chance Tony revives those titles in 2026
TIMES I SAW HIROSHI TANAHASHI LIVE, RANKED:
3. Tana/Ibushi/Okada vs Naito/EVIL/Sanada, 9/27/19 - Fine match that main evented a US show. More notable for the star power (everyone is a former or future IWGP champion) than match quality. Tana's only match in Massachusetts
3. Tana/Ibushi/Okada vs Naito/EVIL/Sanada, 9/27/19 - Fine match that main evented a US show. More notable for the star power (everyone is a former or future IWGP champion) than match quality. Tana's only match in Massachusetts
January 4, 2026 at 12:29 AM
TIMES I SAW HIROSHI TANAHASHI LIVE, RANKED:
3. Tana/Ibushi/Okada vs Naito/EVIL/Sanada, 9/27/19 - Fine match that main evented a US show. More notable for the star power (everyone is a former or future IWGP champion) than match quality. Tana's only match in Massachusetts
3. Tana/Ibushi/Okada vs Naito/EVIL/Sanada, 9/27/19 - Fine match that main evented a US show. More notable for the star power (everyone is a former or future IWGP champion) than match quality. Tana's only match in Massachusetts
Goddam man (this match was GREAT btw)
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Goddam man (this match was GREAT btw)
In the last 54 weeks Matt Cardona has wrestled for Ring of Honor, TNA, NXT, GCW, and the NWA and just returned to WWE with his own name. Can’t knock the hustle.
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 AM
In the last 54 weeks Matt Cardona has wrestled for Ring of Honor, TNA, NXT, GCW, and the NWA and just returned to WWE with his own name. Can’t knock the hustle.
Bonkers ending to WCW, as Ric Flair and company go to a jail to harass DDP only to find themselves locked up
January 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Bonkers ending to WCW, as Ric Flair and company go to a jail to harass DDP only to find themselves locked up
More fun from Cage of Death. I feel like independents have gotten a lot better in terms of starting on time. There are exceptions of course but you don’t really hear about people being kept waiting for hours anymore.
January 1, 2026 at 4:35 PM
More fun from Cage of Death. I feel like independents have gotten a lot better in terms of starting on time. There are exceptions of course but you don’t really hear about people being kept waiting for hours anymore.
Here’s to the New Year, may she be a damn sight better than the old one
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Here’s to the New Year, may she be a damn sight better than the old one
There was truly no show like CZW’s Cage of Death
December 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
There was truly no show like CZW’s Cage of Death
Me at the begging of 2025 vs me at the end of 2025
December 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Me at the begging of 2025 vs me at the end of 2025
Hobby store also had a Lex Luger/Dean Malenko 2 pack, I guess because they were both Horsemen, albeit it a decade apart. But Dean just looks like middle aged Austin Theory with HUGE hands.
December 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hobby store also had a Lex Luger/Dean Malenko 2 pack, I guess because they were both Horsemen, albeit it a decade apart. But Dean just looks like middle aged Austin Theory with HUGE hands.
Back at the hobby shop today, big fan of Unemployed Steve Williams, can’t believe someone parted with this
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Back at the hobby shop today, big fan of Unemployed Steve Williams, can’t believe someone parted with this
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December 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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New episode! The 2025 year in wrestling trivia featuring @alan4l.bsky.social and Mike and Case from @openvoicegate.bsky.social - an incredible way to close out the year!
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December 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
New episode! The 2025 year in wrestling trivia featuring @alan4l.bsky.social and Mike and Case from @openvoicegate.bsky.social - an incredible way to close out the year!
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I didn’t really know about WWF’s business woes in the 90’s - you didn’t know ratings or buyrates if you weren’t online or an Observer subscriber. But you’d see Raw from buildings like this and think “huh that sure seems small.”
December 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I didn’t really know about WWF’s business woes in the 90’s - you didn’t know ratings or buyrates if you weren’t online or an Observer subscriber. But you’d see Raw from buildings like this and think “huh that sure seems small.”
Great look for Hogan, like he’s undercover as a biker lumberjack
December 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Great look for Hogan, like he’s undercover as a biker lumberjack
Koko Ware with a bad landing (credit to @erinquinn.bsky.social for unearthing this)
December 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Koko Ware with a bad landing (credit to @erinquinn.bsky.social for unearthing this)
The Roadie eats shit on a Jackknife powerbomb
December 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Roadie eats shit on a Jackknife powerbomb